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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Astronomy in Maryland

1 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$37,400 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Astronomical Sciences Major in Maryland

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Astronomical Sciences Major in Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 765 people earned their degree in astronomy, making the major the 479th most popular in the United States.

Across Maryland, there were 45 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

To top this list, a school must have a successful astronomy program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Astronomical Sciences Major in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland astronomical sciences students.

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Well Attended Astronomical Sciences Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 ’s astronomical sciences degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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